title: [Thickening of the gastric wall in the echographic section (author's transl)].
abstract: The distal portion of the normal stomach can now be visualized in the majority of patients undergoing echographic examination. Pathological thickening of the wall appear in the echographic section as a complete or incomplete cockade phenomenon. Besides the morphological appearance, abdominal echography also permits a certain assessment of gastric peristalsis and its disturbances frequently associated with the cockade phenomenon. With increasing size and rigidity of the wall, the complete cockade phenomenon suggests the presence of a malignant infiltration process in the wall; the incomplete pathological cockade phenomenon of the stomach is, on the other hand, far more ambiguous. Abdominal echography can consequently influence diagnosis directively and economically.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010528:Peristalsis; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Magenwandverdickung im sonographischen Schnittbild.